Target



April 1 1924. 1,488,647

P. F., QUINN 'i www Filed Dec/2a, 192s 2 sheet-sfsheez 1 P. F. QUINNApril 1l 1924. 'I

TARGET 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 28. 1923 lil Fatented ipr. l., i224-,

PETER F. @Uil-TN, GF RASNE, T/ SCONS TARGET.

Application filed December 28, 1923.

To all 'whom may concern:

Be it known that l. PETER Quinn, a citizen of the Uni Ved States,residing at Raf cine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin,have invented a new and useful Target, of which the following is aspecification. y

This invention relates to targets and more particularly to those of themovable type capable of being toppled over by a well aimed shot.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient deviceof this character in which the targets are so constructed as to betoppled over by a shot and to automatically right themselves beforecoming again within range of the marksman.

Another object is to provide a wheel or disk carrying swingably mountedtarget units and so balanced as to spin rapidly by grasping it andgiving it a quick turn in a manner similar to a wheel of fortune.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds7 the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed7 it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the inA veution herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention,

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a target constructed inaccordance with this invention with parts broken out to disclose theinterior.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the revoluble wheel which carries the targetunits, some of which are shown in toppled over position,-

the shaft on which the wheel rotates being shown in section.

Fig. 3 is a side or edge View of the target.k

Serial lo. 653,123.

l is shown designed to be finedly mounted on a suitable s pport and fromwhich at the front thereof rises two standards and 3 converging towardtheir upper ends and having mounted thereon a bearing et in which oneend of an axle is supported the other end being n'iounted in an uprightback board G which is secured to the base plate 1 by upstanding lugs 7preferably made integral with said plate.

A front board or wall 9 is mounted in front of the standards 2 and 3 andsecured thereto by U-shaped clamps 8 any desired number of which may beemployed and which extend through the hoard 9 and straddle the standards2 and 3. A revoluble wheel 10 is mounted on the axle 5 between the frontand back boards on ball bearings which permit the wheel to spin rapidlywhen a turn is imparted thereto. Carried by the perimeter of this wheel10 are a plurality of target units 11 any desired number of which may beemployed six being here shown. These units 11 may be of any desiredconfiguration representing deer, bears7 tigers and the like and whichare hingedly mounted on plates 12 fixed to the front face of the wheelrim 13. The units 11 being of a thickness to adapt them to rest on theperiphery of the wheel when in upright operative position the hingeconnecting them with the plates 12 being located adjacent the front faceof the wheel so that when one of the units is struck y a ball or otherprojectile it, will topple over into the position shown at the right ofFig. 2. The representation of animals constituting a part of the unit 11are shown mounted on a plate 14: which is hinged to plate 12 as shown inFig. 5 and the weight of the target unit when the wheel moves downwardor rather when the target itself moves down will cause it to swing bygravity over the periphery of the wheel in which position it will remainwhen the wheel turns carrying the units up in front of an arcuate slotor opening 9a formed in the front board 9. rhis opening 9a is concentricwith the periphery of the wheel and has its lower wall 9b positioned toregister with the periphery of the wheel so that when the unit 11carried by said wheel is moved into upward position or position oppositethe opening 9a the entire unit will be visible throughout the length ofthe opening and may be shot at by the marksi s animals wii appt-zii' 'tomove up out of man sind when struck by the projectile will toppie overinfo the position shown at the,

right of Fig. 2 in which position it WiH ifsmun until it reaches theioiif'ermost. point lof the Wheel shown :it l5 in Fig. 7.

will be ob- From the above desoiipion iLi ui mooi@- Vous that a taigetConstlucied ance with this invenion will be extiumely simple having nogears, springs oi' sunday parts to get ou o order and owing to the D@Yoly simplicity ofthe s'i'iuio it m economically consti'uoed.

The front bosifd piefei'aoy on its ouer face the 1'@ lioseii i glo 01'hiciio. so diz-i :1s the iviiooi s1 iii tion of the Woodland scene to'form a background. for th@ animals passing in from of' it.

claimt- A alge't colnpiising u lsvoubly ii'lounted Wheel having aphuaiit-y of' spaced target units hingedgf mounted on its pei'imoel toswing ow? the periphel'y tho/yaoi, boa momiiin flont of said Wheeihaving an :nieuwe opening wiiii its inner Wall registering andooiioenti'c with the periphery of the w @i und 'hi'oiighou iii@ oiigthoi which the ui ai'get units are Visible on the iu'nclaim the ns 1in.'omi, i um@ howto u: *ed my sinatur fr di@ presumo-o oi two ii'inesses.

